Whether it’s a long term partner, early romance or friends with benefits set-up you’ve been separated from due to lockdown, we’re guessing you’re starting to get slightly hot under the collar.

Whilst maintaining a relationship online is manageable there are still aspects that need to be kept in mind. It’s 2020, use the abundance of technology we have on offer to your advantage, just ensure it’s done safely; we don’t want a Kim K/Reggie Bush dilemma to deal with post lockdown.

1. Don’t Use WhatsApp

If you’re planning to send some spicy pics then make sure you do so on an app that doesn’t automatically save any images. Revenge porn is real and has been on the rise according to data from the BBC. Some apps that would be better to use are: Snapchat, Confide or Signal.

2. Avoid Taking Screenshots

If you want to save something for future use, just ask; don’t save images of someone without their consent, and make sure that person really is completely comfortable with you saving them, it’s a big deal.

3. Encrypt Your Evidence

To avoid any awkward iCloud hacking like the Mila Kunis 2012 photo scandal, make sure you put any images you have in an encrypted folder in your phone. There’s nothing worse than backing up your photos up to your laptop and next to the pictures of Nan’s 80th there’s a compromising image of your partner. Cringe.

4. Consider If You Want Your Face in the Photos

If it’s someone you trust then you do you, but if there’s even the slightest feeling that you don’t your face in the pictures then don’t do it. So even if you do have a bad breakup resulting in some leaked images (p.s: not okay), then you wouldn’t be able to be identified.

Words by Grace Dembowicz

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As the UK enters into its second week of quarantine, I think it is safe to say that we are all verging on going insane. Rather than lecture you on various exercises and mediations you can attempt (which are important and beneficial) I thought we could instead take this opportunity to commemorate the true lifesavers of modern civilisation: funny people on twitter.

Without further ado, let’s take a dive into our favourite quarantine-themed tweets and hopefully distract you from your post-corona sadness for a few minutes; feel free to resume watching Disney+ and eating ice-cream once this article is finished- no judgement!

1). This surprisingly correct description of the last few days.

2). Sorry we can’t talk right now babe, busy isolating

3). This depressing reminder

4). I mean, it keeps our emotions on their toes, doesn’t it?

5). Both of these are somehow the most accurate things we have ever seen.

6). How we feel listening to our 28th podcast of the day:

7). We are all feeling slightly claustrophobic, Darren.

8). I mean, weren’t we all?

9). We have all been there.

10). And finally, this adorable memory you may have forgotten about:

Words by Joe Gardner

Graphics by Katie Janes

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It was a normal day in isolation when a New York photographer decided to shoot the roofs of his neighbouring buildings from his balcony. It was also another normal day in isolation when a girl, tired of her days blending together while sitting on the couch, decided to go onto her roof and learn the choreography of the high school musical song, ‘We’re All In This Together’. It is then that Jeremy Cohen the NewYork-based photographer spots Tori Cignarella. Fascinated by her Jeremy decides to shoot his shot – writes his number on a piece of paper, attaches it to his drone and fly it towards her. “Text me,” the note said and so she did.The recent Corona outbreak has swept the world at a devastating speed forcing most countries into a nation-wide quarantine to prevent the spread of the virus and protect their residents. This quarantine has also left many of us craving human interaction more than ever before. So, when Jeremy Cohen sent out his drone to connect with the girl from across the street, what followed became a viral sensation of a traditional meet-cute.Later for their first date, Jeremy surprised Tori with a dinner date at the roof of her building. The only catch was that he was in the building across the street with a similar set up on his balcony and thanks to facetime they managed to have a successful date. For their second date, Jeremy decided on a face to face meeting hoping she wouldn’t pop his bubble. Tori was surprised to see Jeremy in a human-sized plastic hamster ball with flowers and the luxury gift of hand sanitiser. Adhering to the social distancing rules they managed to have another successful dateTheir whole love story was filmed and posted on the internet and as we all know if you don’t post it, did it really happen? A reflection of the social media generation that shows just how far Man will go to find love even in an isolated place. So, if you can’t get a text back, he is probably not the one for you.

Taken from Jeremy Cohen’s Twitter account @jerm_cohen

Words by Precious Njoki

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It’s day God-knows-what of working-from-home, the novelty of rolling out of bed into a makeshift home office at 8:58 is wearing off and the fatiguing prospect of staying at home for the indefinite future is causing you to lose track of what day of the week it is. The lack of structure and social life – group Facetimes just aren’t quite the same as the real thing. Isn’t this exactly what we all wanted, though, More hours in the day? If we’re going to be stuck inside for the foreseeable, now is the time to focus on being your best self. Skincare, haircare, working out etc. Here is Voir’s summary on how we plan to achieve a quarantine glow up as we make way into a hot girl summer.

PSA: it’s completely OK if you’re feeling anxious and if seeing people online treat isolation like a self-care/wellness retreat or who seem to be doing a million and one things at once is stressing you out. It’s also OK if you do just want to spend your time watching Netflix or YouTube videos if that makes you feel good in these weird times!

Reset Your Skincare Routine

We’re all guilty of having dozens of skincare and beauty products hibernating in the depths of our bathroom cupboards from a 10-step daily routine we started months ago and kept up for a week before slowly falling out of the habit. If you’ve been neglecting your skin, now is the perfect time to start paying it some extra attention – that face mask you’ve been saving for a special occasion, that night oil you forget to apply each night until you’re already too wrapped up in the warmth your duvet, that serum you don’t bother applying in the morning for fear of turning up to work looking like you’ve just run a half-marathon in 25-degree heat. If you don’t have any masks around you can also refer to the Voir’s article of homemade skincare(https://www.voirfashion.co.uk/post/from-cupboard-to-skin-homemade-skin-remedies) of natural organic products found in your home that can serve as skincare alternatives. Even if you’re not going anywhere, there’s nothing better than fresh feeling skin, and in however many weeks when we emerge from our quarantine, we’ll all be glowing.

Work Out At Home

Apparently, there’s something about being forced into confinement that’s giving everyone the itch to get up and move – everyone, even the people who haven’t so much as run 100 metres since school, seems to be downloading Couch to 5K or proudly sharing their home workouts on their Instagram stories. When you’re stuck inside, sat at a desk or curled up on the sofa for hours on end, there’s nothing better than exercise to break up your day and give your body and mind a shot of energy in the form of a run or a home workout. So, now’s the time to start that home fitness plan you’ve been putting off for weeks, or simply try one of the plethoras of free workout videos on YouTube and Instagram. Getting some fresh air is also one of the best ways to get a physical and mental refresh, so if you can, put on a podcast or your favourite playlist and step out for a (socially distanced) walk.

Try New Recipes

Feel good from the inside out and nourish your body by trying out some healthy new recipes. Dust off the old cookbook on your shelf or download a recipe app and find comfort in the joy of home-cooked food – the Deliciously Ella app (https://deliciouslyella.com) is a go-to (and affordable) favourite for easy, healthy plant-based recipes. Or, bake some indulgent treats that’ll give you a little something to look forward to each day.

Get Creative With Social Media

Not sure how to maintain a perfectly curated Instagram feed while quarantined? Get creative with the content you can create from the confines of your home – after all, there’s only so many throwback pictures we have backlogged in our photo rolls to post. Practice taking the perfect WFH OOTD selfie-and yes, that means changing out of your pyjamas and actually getting dressed – or stack your favourite necklaces and snap your layered (the latest Instagram jewellery trend). Organise your room to create a -worthy display of joy-inducing memories and pieces – whether it’s snapping a colour-coordinated bookshelf, your favourite aesthetically pleasing beauty products in the bathroom or simply a thoughtfully put-together collection of personal objects.

Practice Make-Up Tutorials

Since you most likely won’t be seeing anyone (besides whoever you’re living or isolating with) for a while, now is your chance to hone your makeup skills and get outside of your beauty comfort zone by experimenting with some bolder looks. YouTube offers a cornucopia of tutorials for a schooling in how to perfect that contouring or cut crease. If you are not sure where to start here is a list of makeup look to try. (https://www.voirfashion.co.uk/post/5-eye-looks-to-try-if-you-re-wfh)

Practice Mindfulness

We all know by now that meditation and yoga are great for combatting stress and anxiety and for focusing your energy on yourself rather than everything going on in the world around you, but there’s never been a better time to slow down and take some time to be more introspective. It can be hard to really remove yourself from the outside world at first, so find an online guided meditation or live stream yoga practice to help you get started. Even if it’s just devoting an hour or so of time a day to doing something that you enjoy away from any distractions – taking a bath, journaling, tackling the pile of books you’ve been meaning to read for months. Here are some examples of yoga meditation sessions that will help you find inner peace.

Clear Out Your Closet

There’s nothing more satisfying than a perfectly organised, uncluttered closet. Now is the time to Marie Kondo your wardrobe. Practice the art of Kon Mari (https://konmari.com) by throwing out anything that no longer inspires you when getting dressed (but of course, donate or resell rather than throwing away if you can). Go one step further and clean out your whole room, flat or house – after all, an organised space is an organised mind.

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With everyone inside it is a perfect time to not grab some popcorn, Netflix and chill, or so we thought, but with not even that distract us maybe it’s finally time to finish that one series you never get to or finally make use of your Netflix subscription. Here is Voir’s complied list of TV shows that can entertain you, separated by time investment of each TV show. Sit back and enjoy this Netflix and chill (It takes less energy)

Love Is Blind

This show has taken Netflix by storm. The show hosted by Nick and Vanessa Lachey is designed to test the theory is that love is blind. The show brings single people looking for love and tests them to fall in love and get engaged without seeing each other. After the engagement, the couples are sent into the real world to see if their love survives. This show is premium guilty pleasure material with only one season out the time investment of this show is less than a week

Queer Eye

Netflix queer eye is a spin-off show of a television series called Queer Eye for the Straight Guy that was originally about a team of gay professionals in fields performing makeovers on straight men. Now, the show Makes over people of all genders and backgrounds. Unlike other makeover shows the makeover covers a person’s entire lifestyle from fashion, food grooming to their surroundings. This show will have you laughing and crying with 4 seasons the time investment of this show is 4 weeks.

Next In Fashion

Next in fashion is a fashion design competition hosted by Tan France and Alexa Chung the show is based around eighteen designers competing for $250,000 cash price and an opportunity to debut their collection with Net-a-Porter. The show similar to project runway but with a social media feel, a soundtrack that slaps and awesome runway reveals with only one season out the time investment is less than a week.

YOU

If you haven’t watched this show by know we honestly don’t know what you have been up to luckily there is no time like the present. YOU the show we hate to love was one of the highest-rated shows on Netflix with only 2 seasons out the showtime investment is 1 week but realistically you will binge-watch this show in half the time.

Good Girls

Good girls a tale of single mums fed up of the struggle who turn into criminals. This show will keep you at the edge of your seat as you watch the women jump through hurdles and push their boundaries. With 2 seasons available on Netflix the time investment of this show is 1 week.

Elite

Elite is a Spanish teen drama show about teens in a luxury school. The best way to describe this show is, think gossip girl but with murder. This show has tackle teen identity and is perfect for a good binge-watch so grab your snacks and be prepared to invest 1 week into the 3 seasons of Elite.

Money Heist

Although there is nothing like the perfect crime money heist comes close. The Spanish tv show centred around a bank robbery orchestrated in Spain the show will have you glued to your screen as you anticipate what the professor will do next with 3 seasons out the time investment of this show is 1 week. Trust.

The Crown

The life of the royals has always been fascinating. The ups and downs of the royal family like you have never seen them before. The crown tells the story of Queen Elizabeth the II. The show has 3 seasons, so the time investment is 3 weeks realistically 2 weeks it’s that good.

Stranger Things

Stranger Things is an American science fiction, drama-horror web television series created by the Duffer Brothers and released on Netflix. … The Duffer Brothers developed the series as a mix of investigative drama alongside supernatural elements portrayed with horror, science fiction and childlike sensibilities.

Jane The Virgin

Jane the virgin is a satirical tv series about a girl named Jane who happens to be a virgin who gets accidentally inseminated. The show is set to the theme of a telenovela and often mocks the genre cliché characters and crazy plots. Besides the impossible storyline, this show is guaranteed to keep you interested with 5 seasons and time investment of 4 weeks.

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As we all adjust to our new normal of life indoors. Voir brings you the perfect home skin guide to get your indoor quarantine glow. Luckily, many cupboard essentials make for great skin treatments. Many everyday ingredients have natural benefits and can be used in homemade masks and creams. Here are a few recipes that you recreate from the comfort of your own home.

Honey

Raw honey is full of antioxidants which help fight wrinkles and fine lines, as well as helping to fade scars. It’s also a natural antibacterial so will help prevent spots popping up, whilst leaving the skin super soft. It can be used on its own, covering your face with a layer of it for a few minutes and then rinsing off, or combined with other ingredients for a face mask.

Mix 1 tablespoon of honey with 2 tablespoons of plain yoghurt, apply to face and let it sit for 15-20 minutes before wiping off with a warm facecloth. You can also substitute the yoghurt for half a ripe avocado for the same effect (save the other half for some avocado toast). If you want a more exfoliating wash, mix 1 tablespoon of honey with 1 tablespoon of uncooked oats and gently rub into the skin and leave for 15 minutes.

To get the most out of your honey mask, use it to boost moisture levels and keep your skin glowing. For tackling fine lines, think about adding Beverly Hills MD Deep Wrinkle Filler to your daily routine. This combo helps keep your skin hydrated while also addressing deeper wrinkles for a smoother, more youthful look.

Coffee

Coffee isn’t just beneficial in perking you up after a sleepless night, it also helps with your skin as it is packed full of antioxidants. From helping reduce the appearance of cellulite and fine lines to reducing inflammation and dark circles, coffee can be used in scrubs and masks to help keep your skin in top form.

Combine 1 tablespoon of ground/instant coffee with a tablespoon of milk to create a spreadable paste, apply to a clean face, massaging the mask gently and then leave for 15 minutes before rinsing off while massaging the face again. This will help reduce puffy eyes and clears the skin from dirt and dead skin cells, while the milk softens the skin.

Sugar

Sugar is something that is always stocked in our cupboards, and when it comes to skincare, sugar is a great ingredient. It’s great for exfoliating the skin, dissolving dead skin cells and cleansing, while not stripping the skin of natural oils. Brown sugar is the best choice for sensitive skin as it is the least abrasive and can be used as a scrub more often. Mix 1 cup of sugar with 3-5 tablespoons of olive or coconut oil (perfect for moisturising the skin) to get a sandy consistency, not too wet. Rub the mixture into the face and lips in circular motions after a shower/bath to get rid of dead, dry skin and rinse to leave you soft and glowing. The scrub is safe for lips as it’s edible and can also be used all over the body.

Teabags

Not only does a cup of tea soothe a tired person but it can also help tired eyes. Soak green tea bags in warm water then place on your eyes and it will help reduce puffiness or use cold tea bags to help with swelling and dark circles. Rubbing warm green tea bags in circular motions on clean skin where you are prone to acne will help clear the skin and reduce acne scarring.

Words by Camila Karalyte

Graphics by Katie Janes

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